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For the United States & Canada

Wolf Ridge, NE Minnesota, July 20-22, 2007


A phenotypic comparison of regional populations of Hemileuca maia (Drury, 1773) with designations of new subspecies
By Pavulaan, H.
Taxonomic Report of the International Lepidoptera Survey. 8(5): 1-16, 2020
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Insect Diapause
By David L. Denlinger
Cambridge University Printing House, 2022
Indepth information about diapause with extensive references. Gives the overview then provides examples with specific insects.

A Source-Book of Biological Names and Terms, 1st ed.
By Edmund Jaeger
Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1944

Genitalic morphology and phylogenomic placement of the Australian spider Paraplectanoides crassipes Keyserling, 1886 (Araneae, A
By Hormiga, G., Kulkarni, S., Arnedo, M. A., Dimitrov, D., Giribet, G., Kallal, R. J. & Scharff, N.
Invertebrate Systematics 37(12): 797-818, 2023
Genitalic morphology and phylogenomic placement of the Australian spider Paraplectanoides crassipes Keyserling, 1886 (Araneae, Araneidae) with a discussion on the classification of the family Araneidae.

https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/17491
http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS23050

North American vegetable pests: The pattern of invasion
By Capinera J.L.
Am. Entomol. 48(1): 20‒39, 2002

Insects and Their Beneficial Microbes
By Angela E. Douglas
Princeton University Press, 2022
A comprehensive overview of symbiotic relationships between insects and microbes. Insects and Their Beneficial Microbes provides a much-needed conceptual framework for the growing discipline of insect-microbial interactions, and offers a wealth of insights into insect symbioses from molecular, physiological, ecological, and evolutionary perspectives.

The World Beneath our Feet: A Guide to Life in the Soil
By James B. Nardi
Oxford University Press, 2003
An excellent overview of soil critters, how they interact with each other, and how they interact to keep our soil healthy and hence our plants.

How Life Increases Biodiversity
By David Seaborg
CRC Press, 2022
An excellent book for understanding species interactions and their direct and indirect effects on the ecosystem and other species.